Brewers

We’re a few short days away from 2018 so it’s a good time to look back at the top 25 baseball stories of 2017. Some of them took place on the field, some of them off the field and some of them were more akin to tabloid drama. No matter …

Milwaukee signed Stephen Vogt to a one-year contract on Friday, avoiding arbitration. • Hot Stove Tracker Two other Brewers, starter Chase Anderson and reliever Carlos Torres, were also eligible for arbitration at the start of the offseason, but Anderson signed a two-year contract extension on Oct. 26 and the Crew …

Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press The Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly interested in signing free-agent starting pitcher Jake Arrieta, according to Jon Morosi of the MLB Network. Per that report, “With Jimmy Nelson expected to miss a portion of 2018 after shoulder surgery, the team is looking for top-of-the-rotation upgrades.” Arrieta, 31, …

8:40am: McCalvy provides additional financial details (Twitter link): Anderson will receive a $1MM signing bonus and is guaranteed salaries of $4.25MM in 2018 and $6MM in 2019. The contract also has $400K worth of incentives available each year. 8:34am: The two options are valued at $8.5MM and $9.5MM, MLBTR has learned …

• Gameday Batting with a runner on third base and one out, Ray waited back nicely on a 2-2 curveball from left-hander Brennan Bernardino (Reds) before hammering it into the left-center-field gap to put Salt River on top for good. “I knew he had a good curveball,” said the left-handed-hitting …

The Brewers announced Thursday that they’ve re-signed infielder Eric Sogard to a one-year, Major League contract. Sogard had been set to hit free agency but will instead return to the Brewers rather than test the open market. [Related: Updated Milwaukee Brewers depth chart] Sogard will receive a guarantee of $2.4MM …

MILWAUKEE — Rather than take his chances in free agency, Brewers infielder Eric Sogard decided to stay put. The veteran infielder on Thursday signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract to return to Milwaukee for 2018. The Brewers didn’t release terms of the deal, but a source confirmed the guarantee and …